Deckers Outdoor Corp. announced the appointment of Michael Devine, III to its board, effective Mar. 1. Devine will serve as a director until the next annual meeting on May 31, 2011, at which time he will be included as a nominee for election by the company's stockholders.

Mike Devine has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Coach, Inc. since 2001. He recently announced his retirement, effective August 2011. During his tenure, Coach grew its annual sales nearly 500% to $4 billion and more than tripled its retail store base.

In addition, Devine was named the number one CFO in Apparel, Footwear and Textiles by Institutional Investor six times (2004-2007, 2009, 2010), awarded CFO of the Year for New York City in 2007 by the Executive Board, and recognized as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance – Visionary CFO by the Treasury & Risk Management Magazine in 2005. Prior to joining Coach, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mothers Work, Inc. Devine began his career at Honeywell, Inc. in 1980. He currently chairs the audit committee for Express, Inc. and is on the audit committee of Nutrisystems, Inc.

 “We are very pleased to welcome Mike to our Board of Directors,” said Angel Martinez, president, chairman and chief executive officer of Deckers “His experience and financial leadership of a world renowned company like Coach speaks for itself. I am confident Mike will be extremely valuable as we continue to develop our retail platform and further expand our global reach.”

Decker's brands include Teva, Simple Shoes, UGG Australia, TSUBO, Ahnu and MOZO.